• How to Determine Wind Direction to Hunt Deer Better

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    Editor’s Note: Dr. Robert Sheppard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is the supreme student of deer and their habits. He approaches deer hunting scientifically and enjoys nothing more than gathering information about deer. This week he’s sharing with us how winds and thermals affect deer and how that impacts your deer

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  • What about Deer and Their Noses

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    Editor’s Note: Dr. Robert Sheppard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is the supreme student of deer and their habits. He approaches deer hunting scientifically and enjoys nothing more than gathering information about deer. This week he’s sharing with us how winds and thermals affect deer and how that impacts your deer

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  • Understanding When Old Ducks Become New Ducks

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    Editor’s Note: Barney Calef of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who has been hunting ducks for 48 years, is the owner of Calef Calls Inc. (www.calefcalls.net) that produces duck and goose calls. I’m often asked, “At the end of the season, when a severe cold front is coming in that moves the old ducks out of your …

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  • Taking Ducks and Geese Ugly with Pass Shooting

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    Editor’s Note: Barney Calef of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who has been hunting ducks for 48 years, is the owner of Calef Calls Inc. (www.calefcalls.net) that produces duck and goose calls. This method is what I call taking ducks and geese ugly and is a last-resort tactic that I use when ducks fly over our blind …

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  • Realizing that Colder Weather Means Tighter Decoy Spreads

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    Editor’s Note: Barney Calef of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who has been hunting ducks for 48 years, is the owner of Calef Calls Inc. (www.calefcalls.net) that produces duck and goose calls. Some hunters will set their decoys really close together when the weather is hot. That’s a mistake. Other hunters will set their

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